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On 8 Jun 2004 at 14:54, Robert Eno wrote:
> Ok. I will have to admit complete ignorance. Please explain what is
> meant by "blackdrop" then I might be able to tell you if I so it or
> not!
The phenomenon that made it hard to time the entry and exit of venus
from the sun's disk. I don't know what the phenomenon was supposed to
look like, but it frustrated observers trying to determine the exact
timing during the last transit.
Ken Muldrew.
